Hair curling and securing device



J. H. ADAMS 2,066,709

HAIR CURLING AND SECURING DEVICE Jan. 5, 1937.

Filed July 9, 1935 llmntented lian., hi, mit? ""'i 001mm@ diamdElClJRlING MlEtlClE .lohn M. Aldama, Seattle, Wash.

application .lilly 0, i935, Seriali No. 30,532

My present invention relates to the art of hair curling and securingdevices.

Many devices have been created for putting curls in hair. One of theearliest devices of this order is that commonly known as the kid curler.My present invention has many of the desirable characteristics displayedby the kid curler yet while possessing these qualities my present devicehas many additional qualities that enable it to l0 satisfy many uses towhich the kid curler is not adaptable.

Many devices have been produced whose aim is to hold the hair securelyin position in an invisible manner so as to insure that the hair will Wnot be blown about, particularly while sports and the like arebeing-engaged in. My present device serves this purpose in addition tobeing a convenient curling means. When properly placed in a ladys hairthe device is invisible and will re- 20 tain the hair rmly in positionfor any reasonable periodof time.

There are many other outstanding advantages of my device among which isthe fact that the users can put their hair up on my devices and 20 sleepwithout any discomture; further, the device itself is small lendingitself particularly well to engaging the small ends of short hair, oftenneglected, at the nape of the neck; and the ilexibility and softness ofthe curler readily allows it 30 to be fitted neatly and comfortably tothe curves of a ladys neck.

Further, the loose, cotton body of my device tends to engage the loosehairs and prevent their slipping out of place. It has a furtheradvantage 35 that the devices may be dampened with water or any approvedcurling solution and, after the hair is wound about the devices, thissolution will be gradually given up to the encircling hair and thusproduce a more fully set curl.

4@ Other and more specific objects will be apparent from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, whereinFigure l is a profile view showing the manner or using my devices,` asthey would be used if it were not desirable to conceal the same.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view corresponding to a horizontalsection through a head of dressed hair showing my devices as they are 50used when it is desirable to have them invisible.

Figure 3 shows my device folded in the manner most commonly used.

Figure 4 is a. plan view of one of my devices before being used.

55 Figure 5 is an enlarged plan view of my device (iCl. lim-31) in whicha portion of the tufting has been removed to more clearly show the wirecore.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 6 0 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawing, throughout which like reference charactersindicate like parts, 0 and l0 designate the two wires which'make up thecore of my device. These should be made preferably of an annealed metalWire, of such a size that when the two wires are twisted together theywill have some resistance to distortion. It should not be resilient, theintention being to have the wires of such a character that when the endsare bent over that they will stay in that bent position. Spirallyarranged and bound at their centers by the two wires 8 and I0 is atufting i2 of fibrous material, one of the best materials at presentavailable appears to be cotton. although wool or linen, or other fibresmight be used. The general structure of the body follows in general thatof the cotton pipe cleaner, excepting that the present device and thewire used should be made somewhat larger in diameter than the pipecleaner. The exact size of the device is the function of the size curldesired, for very short ends a very small device should be used, evenone as small as the conventional pipe cleaner. For the larger curlswhere a greater amount of hair is to be wound about the device it isdesirable that the size of the curler will be several times that of theordinary pipe cleaner with a corresponding increase in the size of wires8 and l0 so that a secure fastening may be obtained.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is that as illustrated inFigure 4. Here a length of the twisted wires with their included tuftingmaterial l2 is bent back upon itself as at l0. An enlargement of thebend should be made at this point, so as to provide a handle which makesit possible to denitely know the direction in which the plane of legmembers I6 and i8 extends.

Economical construction of these devices indicates that long lengths ofthe twisted wire and tufted material should be made up and then cut intoconvenient lengths. This leaves an exposed end of the wires at each endof the device which is objectionable. To overcome this I have found itmost satisfactory to bend these extreme ends back upon the legs It andi8 as is indicated at 20 and 2l. In this way the extreme end of the wirecan be embedded well into the tufted material of the leg portion andthus eliminate all danger or possibility of the extreme ends of the wirecoming into contact with the user's flesh.

Method of use In using my present hair curler and positioning device, itshould be grasped by the handle portion Il. The extreme ends of the hairshould then be placed between the spread legs I6 and I8 with the devicesubstantially in the form shown in Figure 4. The hair is then rolled upon the device by turning the same by means of handle i4. If the deviceis to be worn at night the device should be rolled up on the outside ofthe mass of hair, if on the other hand it is desired to have itinvisible, as it would be used when the device is worn during the day asa hair securing device, then therolling should be towards the underneathportion of the hair or towards the scalp. When the hair has been rolledup until the curling device is near the hair root of a portion of thehair forming the roll, the extreme ends are folded over toward thecenter after the showing of Figure 3. In Figure 1 the ends are folded sothat the folded ends are outwardly disposed. This is the normal use whenthe wearerl is going to sleep on the device. When the hair is being heldin place during the day, however, and it is desired to have the deviceshidden, the fold should be made toward the scalp after the. showing ofFigure 2: here the hair, particularly that around the curves at each endof the device, adequately covers the entire 4device and it may be wornwithout detection.

An outstanding advantage of this form of device over the ordinary kidcurler, or over the curling devices which are made from insulated,electric wire, is that there isa relatively small core, only sumcient tosecure the device in any desired position, but at all times there is athick encircling tuftage roll engaging the hair. Inasmuch as the ends ofthese tufts only are presented to the hair there is a marked tendencyfor the hair to settle into the tufted material, mmm as hair will settleinto a brush, for instance. This holds the hair securely in position andeven though a sleeper may roll about considerably or an athlete mayexercise very vigorously, or the hair may be subjected to the action ofthe wind, there is little possibility of the hair losing its ,firmadherence with my device. Another item of considerable importance is thefact that there is an appreciable mass of the absorbent material whichis not present in the other types of curlers referred to, this absorbentmaterial may be. by immersion, impregnated with any desired wavingsolution, or even water. And when the hair is wound up on the same thissolution will be gradually given up by absorption into the hair at thevery point where the curling action is desired. In this way a verylasting curl can be set in the hair, yet the users scalp need not comein contact with the liquid used. This is of material advantage, where auser wants to put up her hair at night, yet is reluctant to wet the massof hair and the scalp.

The devices should, normally, be dyed various colors so that the devicescan be matched to the hair they are to be used with. Due to thecharacter of the device this dying, or tinting, can be very easilyaccomplished.

The foregoing description and the accompanying drawing are believed toclearly disclose a preferred embodiment of my invention but it will beunderstood that this disclosure is merely illustrative and that suchchanges in the invention may be made as are fairly within the scope andspirit of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A hair-curling and securing device consisting of a core of looselytwisted wire, tufts of fibrous material held between said twists of wireand protruding at opposite sides of the wire to form a body for saiddevice having an outside diameter several times greater than thediameter of the twisted wire; said curling device being formed with ahandle portion and two leg portions extending substantially in the samedirection, and the free end of each leg portion being bent back uponitself to conceal the extremities of the twisted wire.

2. A hair-curling and securing device consisting of a core of looselytwisted, annealed, wire, spirally laid tufts of fibrous material heldbetween the twists of said twisted wire and protruding at opposite sidesof the wire to form an absorbent body having an outside diameter severaltimes greater than the diameter of the twisted wire; said curling devicebeing formed with a handle portion and two leg portions extendingsubstantially in the same direction, and the free end of-each legportion being bent back upon itself to conceal the extremities of thetwisted` wire.

3. A hair-curling and securing device consisting of a core of twistedstrands of pliant wire, said core, having a pair of legs and a roundedbendjoining the legs, an absorbent, tufted, fibrous material retainedbetween said strands and protruding at opposite sides of the core toform a body substantially larger in diameter than the diameter of thecore, and said legs at their free ends being bent back upon themselvesto conceal the extremities of the wire.

JOHN H. ADAMS.

